Writing your own book is a bit like doing your own dentistry. Unless you just happen to have the skills that are normally acquired through many years of training and practice, it’s a loser’s game and the results can be... Read More
What’s your all-time favourite rhyme? Mine, I think, is Cole Porter’s moment of blazing genius in ‘You’re the Top’, when he rhymes ‘Fred Astaire’ with ‘camembert’. Tell us the rhyme that tickles your fancy and you could win this week’s... Read More
I deny it. I deny everything. In particular, I deny being the author of the erotic bestseller The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl. I liked the book. It was surprisingly well written, and I knew it would sell... Read More
When an author is robbed by AI, we all suffer. Readers who pay good money to buy books that are simply copyright-dodging rehashes of real memoirs and non-fiction get ripped off. Authors, usually working for jaw-droppingly low royalties anyway, have... Read More
Don’t even think about it. It’s not on. There’s no way you will ever be able to come up with a classy limerick that starts ‘There was a young lady from Buckingham...' There are times when those creative and humorous... Read More